RE: [docbook] Localization - How to overwrite a single property in all 45 languages

["David Cramer" <dcramer@motive.com>]

Oops, had that folder sorted wrong and didn't see Bob had already
replied. He always seems to know an easier way to do things :-)

David

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bob Stayton [mailto:bobs@sagehill.net] 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 10:37 AM
> To: Tobias Anstett [k15t.com]; docbook@lists.oasis-open.org
> Subject: Re: [docbook] Localization - How to overwrite a 
> single property in all 45 languages
> 
> Hi,
> I don't know of a way to do it at the gentext template level, 
> but it can be done pretty easily at the xsl template level.
> 
> To fetch a gentext template, the stylesheet applies templates 
> to the target element in mode="object.xref.template", which 
> is to return the value of the @text attribute in the gentext 
> l:template element.  In the stock stylesheets, there is a 
> single template in that mode with match="*" to handle all 
> elements.  It determines the current language, checks for 
> local definitions, checks for numbering context, and finally 
> picks the best fit.
> 
> Because it is a mode, you can add your own template with 
> match="section" to override it.  In your case, something as 
> simple as this should work
> (untested):
> 
> <xsl:template match="section" mode="object.xref.template">
>   <xsl:text>%t</xsl:text>
> </xsl:template>
> 
> Since it isn't selective based on language, it should work 
> for all languages.
> 
> Bob Stayton
> Sagehill Enterprises
> bobs@sagehill.net
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tobias Anstett [k15t.com]" <tobias@k15t.com>
> To: <docbook@lists.oasis-open.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:47 AM
> Subject: [docbook] Localization - How to overwrite a single 
> property in all
> 45 languages
> 
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > Does anybody know how to overwrite a gentext value for all 45 
> > languages? It would be very displeasing to do it manually...
> >
> > <l:l10n language="XXXXXXXX">
> >    <l:context name="xref">
> >        <l:template name="section" text="%t"/>
> >    </l:context>
> > </l:l10n>
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Tobias
> >
> > 
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